Motion to remove justice Varma wasn't admitted in rs as it was defective, SC told
New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The motion to remove Allahabad high court judge, justice Yashwant Varma, was never admitted in the Rajya Sabha on account of being "defective", the Lok Sabha Speaker's office told the Supreme Court, marking a fresh twist in the controversy regarding the judge's removal following discovery of wads of currency notes at his official residence in Delhi last year.
The court is examining the plea of justice Varma finding fault with the Speaker's decision to unilaterally proceed with the inquiry when a similar motion was presented in the RS. On December 16, the court sought response of the two Houses being prima facie satisfied about the ground of challenge raised in the petition.
The Speaker's office said that soon after the motion was presented in the RS, a communication was sent to the LS claiming that the same was "defective" and was never admitted in the first place. P4...
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